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medicare
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New report from Medicare Rights Center reveals confusion common among beneficiaries
The Medicare Rights Center, a national, nonprofit consumer service organization, just released its first report analyzing the top issues facing…
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CMS data should give reporters a plethora of new stories to cover
As Charles Ornstein pointed out, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that it will release payment information for individual physicians…
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Fight for access to Medicare payments to physicians nearly over
(Editor’s note: This is a revision of the original post, which is available on Ornstein’s Tumblr site.) The Centers for Medicare…
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Aging in the new year: A treasure trove of stories for health reporters
2014 promises to be a big year in health and aging – with plenty of stories on the horizon for health…
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Medicare changes payments for outpatients, home health care
Late Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its final hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical center payment schedule…
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Webcast will cover implications of federal spending deal on Medicare
Medicare reform is a hot topic on the agenda for the bipartisan congressional budget committee whose Dec. 13 deadline for…
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Seniors lacking in dental care according to state-by-state scorecard
Judi Kanne, a registered nurse and freelance writer for Georgia Health News took a look at dental care for seniors…
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More hospitals penalized in value-based payment program
Here’s a sign that paying more for better care and paying less for inadequate care is taking hold in a…
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Big regional differences seen in spending, use of Medicare Part D drugs
A new report from the Dartmouth Atlas Project documents the wide variations of use of drug therapies by Medicare patients…
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CMS: Medicare open enrollment begins Oct. 15 as planned
With much of the attention focused on the Affordable Care Act and health exchanges this past week, it’s easy to…